Youth Theater Happenings

Lots of things coming up for our Youth Department! Here's a quick overview of events- details and tickets can be found on our website at LagunaPlayhouse.com

YOUTH THEATRE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Spring Registration Deadline April 15
Sign-ups for theatre classes are now open! Spring Classes include Creative Drama (Ages 6-8), Acting II (Ages 9-12), and Acting for Teens (Ages 13-18). Meeting times vary depending on classes. For details about each class including dates, meeting times, prices, and what is covered in the classes, please visit the Youth Theatre website.


A LITTLE PRINCESS
May 8 – May 17, 2009
By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Adapted by June Walker Rogers
Directed by Kelly Herman
The classic heartwarming story of the real magic made by a loving heart. When Sara Crewe’s father is made bankrupt, Sara is reduced from enormous wealth to terrible poverty. At Miss Minchin’s school, where she had been a privileged student, she is now forced to work as a servant. But Sara has a loving heart and a quick imagination, and she knows that with the right spirit she can remain a princess inside.
For ages five and up.

NUMBER THE STARS
May 12 – 14, 2009
Newberry Award Winner in 1990
Written by Lois Lowry
Adapted by Dr. Douglas W. Larche
Directed by Donna Inglima
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think about life before the war. But it's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with food shortages and Nazi soldiers marching in their town. Both girls try to maintain normal lives under Nazi occupation, but after it’s announced that the Jews of Denmark are being “relocated,” Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. Annemarie is then asked to go on a dangerous mission, and somehow must find the strength and courage to save her best friend's life.
For ages 13 and up. Parental guidance and attendance is recommended.

BY THE GREAT HORNED SPOON
May 16, 2009 at 10am
Part of the Imagination Celebration, the Youth Theatre's TheatreReach will be doing a special performance of By the Great Horned Spoon. The year is 1849 and the California Gold Rush is on! Together with his fearless butler, Praiseworthy, young Jack Flagg sets out to save his Aunt Arabella's fortune. On a ship bound from Boston to the California gold fields, they stow away, and the wild, swashbuckling adventures begin.
For tickets visit http://tickets.lagunaplayhouse.com/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=1916
For more information about Imagination Celebration visit http://www.ocimaginationcelebration.org/


YOUTH THEATRE CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT, AUCTION, AND DINNER
May 29, 2009 at 1pm
Tijeras Creek Golf Club, Rancho Santa Margarita
Tee off for Youth Theatre! The 9th Annual Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre Charity Golf Tournament, Auction, and Dinner has been announced for Friday, May 29, 2009. After a day on the green, dinner and entertainment will be provided by members of the Youth Theatre Program.
Sponsorships are also available.
For more information, please see http://www.lagunaplayhouse.com/support/events/GolfTournament.php